Trading
AI
Why a collapse in $1 trillion AI spending boom could hit Bitcoin traders first
The BIS says weaker returns from hyperscaler investment could trigger a pullback in financing and spread stress across markets.
Trading
Polymarket’s $3.3B World Cup boom exposes the longshot trap inside prediction markets
Traders are pricing a possible rematch of the 2022 final, even as billions in historical volume remain scattered across longshot teams.
Legislation
CLARITY Act chances of passage this year falls to 50% after Trump’s new demands
The CLARITY Act is losing momentum as lawmakers juggle housing, elections, defense and surveillance battles.
Trading
XRP investors capitulate at fastest pace since the 2022 crypto crash amid slide to $1
XRP investors are realizing losses at the fastest pace in nearly four years as leverage and futures activity retreat.
Exchanges
European crypto users are being paid to move before MiCA closes the door
OKX, Coinbase, Kraken and SwissBorg are using incentives to capture deposits from platforms facing MiCA restrictions.
Analysis
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin machine hits $8 billion cash wall as STRC crashes 25% below par
Strategy's STRC slump has raised concerns about the financing model that helped turn the company into the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
Legislation
Crypto firms race to lock in CLARITY Act rules before the Senate window closes
The crypto industry is widening its lobbying campaign as lawmakers confront a four-week window to settle enforcement and ethics disputes.
Market
These crypto tokens could be the biggest winners from the CLARITY Act
Hyperliquid, Aave, Uniswap and other revenue-generating protocols could benefit if clearer CLARITY Act rules bring more trading, lending and tokenized assets onto public blockchains.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy’s Bitcoin bet sinks $12 billion underwater as STRC traders brace for more pain
Strategy still holds more than $50 billion of Bitcoin, but weaker securities and rising funding costs are leaving it with fewer attractive ways to keep buying.
TradFi
Bitcoin’s bear market struggle is killing crypto jobs but fueling a $10 billion Wall Street-backed M&A boom
BTC's market downturn has weakened hiring but created opportunities for traditional financial firms to buy crypto firms.
Liquidations
Bitcoin crash below $60,000 triggers $1 billion loss as markets now price Fed rate hike by October
Spot selling led the decline before forced liquidations spread losses across Bitcoin, Ether and other major cryptocurrencies.
Politics
Why anti-CBDC Trump refuses to sign bill banning a digital dollar through 2030
The president's opposition to a digital dollar remains intact, even as he delays signing the bill that would codify it.
